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What is the difference between dermatitis and eczema?

dermatitis | eczema | Hypernyms |

Eczema is a hypernym of dermatitis.



As nouns the difference between dermatitis and eczema

is that dermatitis is inflammation of the skin while eczema is an acute or chronic inflammation of the skin, characterized by redness, itching, and the outbreak of oozing vesicular lesions which become encrusted and scaly. It is noncontagious.

dermatitis

English

(wikipedia dermatitis)

Alternative forms

* dermitis

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (pathology) Inflammation of the skin.

    • Derived terms

    * dermatitic

    See also

    * eczema * rash

    eczema

    English

    (wikipedia eczema)

    Noun

  • An acute or chronic inflammation of the skin, characterized by redness, itching, and the outbreak of oozing vesicular lesions which become encrusted and scaly. It is noncontagious.

    • Hypernyms

    * dermatitis

    Derived terms

    * eczematic * eczematous